Stories by Nehal Malik

Tesla’s FSD Just Went Live in Its 7th Country

Tesla has officially launched Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in South Korea, marking the seventh country where the advanced driver-assistance system is allowed to operate. The rollout was first spotted by X user @Tslachan, who reported that Tesla has begun pushing FSD 14.1.4 to select Model S and Model X vehicles equipped with Hardware 4 through software […]

Tesla Wants Owners to Help Push FSD Approval in Europe

Tesla has begun asking owners across Europe to contact Dutch vehicle regulators and voice their support for Full Self-Driving (Supervised), as the company pushes for regulatory approval of the system in the EU. The move comes after CEO Elon Musk said earlier this month at Tesla’s 2025 annual shareholder meeting that the first regulatory approval […]

SpaceX Pushes Starship V3 Debut to 2026 After Booster Issue

SpaceX says it is now targeting the first quarter of 2026 for the debut flight of its next-generation Starship V3 vehicle, following an anomaly that occurred this week during early testing of a new Super Heavy booster at Starbase. Earlier this week, SpaceX began prelaunch testing on the first Super Heavy V3 booster, which is […]

Tesla Exec Explains How the Model X Lost 400 Pounds

Tesla’s Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, Lars Moravy, has revealed exactly how the company managed to cut nearly 400 pounds from the 2026 Model X — a major engineering win that makes the refreshed SUV lighter, more efficient, and cheaper to build than ever. The details come from a new interview with Car and Driver published […]

SpaceX Hits Record 150th Falcon 9 Launch of 2025

SpaceX hit a major milestone early Saturday morning as a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking the company’s 150th Falcon 9 launch of 2025. Liftoff occurred at 11:53 p.m. PT/2:53 a.m. ET, carrying 29 more Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit. “Falcon 9 completes […]

Elon Musk Says Tesla FSD 14.3 Is the ‘Last Big Piece’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is once again raising expectations for the company’s next major Full Self-Driving (Supervised) release, saying FSD 14.3 represents the “last big piece” of Tesla’s autonomy puzzle. Musk made the remark on X in response to early feedback on FSD 14.2. The comments come just hours after Tesla began rolling out FSD […]

Tesla Wins $170M Megapack Order for Australia’s Largest Wind Farm

Tesla has secured another major utility-scale energy storage deal, this time supplying Megapack systems for a massive new battery project being built alongside what will soon become the largest wind farm in Australia — and the entire southern hemisphere. According to new details shared by developer TagEnergy, the company has ordered 168 Megapack XL 2.0 […]

Tesla Just Added Live Weather to Its App — Here’s What’s New

Tesla has started rolling out a new mobile app update that brings live, site-specific weather animations directly to the home screen. The feature appears in Tesla app version 4.51.0 on iOS, which began rolling out this week. According to the release notes on the App Store, “Powerwall owners can now see live weather on the […]

Tesla Opens Orders for New Model Y Performance in Canada

Tesla has officially opened orders for the refreshed Model Y Performance in Canada, marking the long-awaited return of the Performance trim to the country. The newly updated model starts at $74,990 CAD (about $53,000 USD), with first deliveries scheduled for Q1 2026. Canada has gone a while without access to the Model Y Performance, as […]

Tesla’s Q3 2025 Supercharger Voting Winners are Here

Tesla has officially revealed the winning locations from its Q3 2025 Supercharger Voting round — and, as always, a new cycle has already begun. In a series of posts on X, the official Tesla Charging account (@teslacharging) shared the latest batch of winning sites across North America, Europe, and Asia, while also announcing that the […]

Tesla FSD 14.2 Just Dropped — Here’s What’s New

Tesla has started rolling out Full Self-Driving (Supervised) version 14.2 to early testers with software update 2025.38.9.5, arriving just one week after the company pushed FSD 14.1.7 to customers. The update is the first in the 14.2 branch and brings a few notable improvements over previous point releases, including a new in-car data section for […]

SpaceX Begins Testing New Starship V3 Booster Ahead of First Flight

SpaceX has officially begun prelaunch testing on its next-generation Starship V3 design, marking the company’s biggest step yet toward the rocket’s debut flight. The company confirmed that Booster 18 — the first Super Heavy V3 booster — is now undergoing testing at Starbase. “Booster 18, the first Super Heavy V3, is beginning prelaunch testing. The […]

Tesla’s First White-Label Supercharger Launches in the U.S.

Tesla’s Supercharger for Business program has officially reached a major milestone. The first third-party-owned, Tesla-managed Supercharger site in North America is now live at 16954 Focus Loop in Land O’ Lakes, Florida, as confirmed by the official @teslacharging account on X. The new location features eight stalls and appears on Tesla’s Supercharger map just like […]

Starlink Expands $80 Residential Lite Plan Across the U.S.

SpaceX’s Starlink has broadened access to its more affordable Residential Lite plan, with a newly updated coverage map showing the $80-per-month tier now available across significantly more of the U.S. As reported by PCMag, the plan — which costs $40 less than the standard $120 Residential tier — now reaches most of Michigan, Ohio, and […]

Tesla’s New EV Rental Program Is Expanding Across the U.S.

Tesla appears to be rapidly expanding its new in-house rental program across the U.S., just weeks after quietly debuting the service at its San Diego Miramar and Costa Mesa locations. New job listings on the automaker’s website point to additional rollouts in cities including Austin, Nashville, Boston, Fort Worth, and Houston — suggesting the company […]